Ivan Kireevsky Quotes
Ivan Vasilyevich Kireevsky was a Russian philosopher and literary critic and, with Alexei Khomyakov, one of the founding figures of the Slavophile movement. After early work as the editor of the journal The European, banned by the imperial censorship after a single issue, he developed in his On the Necessity and Possibility of New Principles in Philosophy a sustained Christian-philosophical critique of Western rationalism on the grounds that it has divided what Eastern Christianity holds together. The quotes below are attributed to Ivan Kireevsky, organized by topic.
Ivan Kireevsky on God
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Attributed to Ivan Kireevsky:
“Western reason has divided what Eastern Christianity holds together.”
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Attributed to Ivan Kireevsky:
“Patristic wisdom remains alive where it has not been replaced by syllogism.”
Ivan Kireevsky on Mind
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Attributed to Ivan Kireevsky:
“True knowledge engages the whole person, not the mind alone.”
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Attributed to Ivan Kireevsky:
“The integrity of personality is the foundation of true thought.”
Ivan Kireevsky on Politics
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Attributed to Ivan Kireevsky:
“Russia preserves what the West has lost.”